UK: Counter terrorism police arrest two people in Hull with ‘potentially suspicious items’ found

A man and a woman have been arrested in Hull following a raid by counter terror police at a property in Morpeth Street yesterday. The pair, both 23, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. Counter terrorism police said Read More …

British Army chef in court over having a gun and explosives, including a homemade ‘cannon’

A British Army chef has appeared in court charged with having a gun and explosives, including a homemade “cannon”. Mark Broadhurst, 27, was arrested in September 2024 and two homes in Chesterfield and Bolsover, Derbyshire, were searched. He was charged Read More …

UK: Residents evacuated while explosive item ‘made safe’ in Yorkshire neighbourhood

Residents of a Yorkshire neighbourhood who had been evacuated from their homes, while police investigated an explosive substance, have been able to return to their homes. Police have now reduced cordons on Lingmore Street in Leeds, after the bomb squad Read More …

UK: Pressure-cooker bomber who planned St James’s Hospital atrocities found guilty of terrorism

Mohammad Farooq, 28, was arrested outside the hospital with a pressure cooker bomb designed to be twice as powerful as those used by the Boston Marathon bombers in 2013. Sheffield Crown Court heard Farooq had immersed himself in an “extremist Read More …

UK: Teesworks cordoned off as controlled explosion of World War II device underway

A cordon has been put in place as a controlled explosion of a World War II device is underway at the Teesworks site. Cleveland Police have confirmed a 500-metre cordon has been put in place around Teesworks in Redcar today Read More …

UK: Rotherham man charged with possession of explosive substance

A Rotherham man with appear before Sheffield Magistrates’ Court charged with possession of an explosive substance. Brett Ainley, 41, of Treefield Close in Wingfield is charged with possession of an explosive substance following a warrant at his property yesterday (23 Read More …

UK: Dog walker finds ‘nail bomb’ in Hull park as experts carry out explosion

A dog walker has spoken of his shock after he found an unexploded ‘nail bomb’ near a children’s play area in a Hull park. Joe Smith, who lives on Rosmead Street nearby, was astounded when he found what he described Read More …

UK: Resident finds ‘bomb’ in Knaresborough river and takes it home leading to dramatic scenes

A warning has been issued after a person found a suspected unexploded bomb in the river at Knaresborough and took it home. After taking it back and contacting police yesterday afternoon (Monday), a 100m cordon was placed around the property Read More …

UK: Police release five arrested after homemade explosives found in York garden

Four people arrested as part of an investigation into homemade explosives in a village near York, have been released on conditional bail. A firth person was also arrested in connection with the investigation and has also been released on conditional Read More …

UK: Neighbours tormented by racist thug who wanted to petrol bomb home

Hot-headed bully Simon Fullerton, 37, threatened to ‘slit the throats and cut the jugular’ of his neighbours as well as petrol bomb their home during a terrifying ‘ongoing feud’. An abusive and intimidating thug threatened to “slit the throats and Read More …